Loimia medusa Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist Faulwetter, Sarah Simboura, Nomiki Katsiaras, Nikolaos Chatzigeorgiou, Giorgos Arvanitidis, Christos Biodiversity Data Journal 2017 5 20997 20997 Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 Savigny in Lamarck 1818 Polychaeta Terebellidae Axionice CoL Animalia Axionice medusa Terebellida 0 20997 Annelida species medusa   Loimia medusa(Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)  Ecological interactions  Native status Non-native (established)  Notes Considered a species complex by several authors (e.g. Hutchings and Glasby 1995). Originally described from the Red Sea, considered established in the Mediterranean Sea ( Zenetos et al. 2017). The genus LoimiaMalmgren, 1866 is considered a synonym of AxioniceMalmgren, 1866 by Jirkov and Leontovich (2017), but see remarks under Axionice conchilega, which apply also to Loimia.